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无事不登三宝殿
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无事不登三宝殿 — “If there is no business, one does not enter the Three Treasures Temple”

无事不登三宝殿 is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “one only visits or contacts others when there is a specific purpose or need, implying that social calls are usually motivated by a request or problem”. Literally, “If there is no business, one does not enter the Three Treasures Temple”.

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无事不登三宝殿 Pronunciation and Pinyin

无事不登三宝殿 Character Breakdown

Stroke Order
CharacterPinyinStrokesMeaning
无
wú4without, not having
事
shì8matter, event, or undertaking
不
bù4not
登
dēng12ascend, publish, ripen
三
sān3the number three
宝
bǎo8treasure, precious, valuable
殿
diàn13magnificent hall or temple

Example Sentence with 无事不登三宝殿

小李平时很少联系我,这回突然打电话,准是无事不登三宝殿,有事要我帮忙了。
Li rarely contacts me, so this sudden call must mean he has a favor to ask, as one only visits when there's a purpose.

Idioms Related to 无事不登三宝殿

More idioms starting with 无

  • wú无yī一bù不bèi备everything is provided
  • wú无yī一bù不zhī知know everything
  • wú无yī一kě可not a single redeeming quality
  • wú无wàn万dà大qiān千innumerable, countless
  • wú无xià下zhù箸chǔ处overwhelmed by an abundance of food
  • wú无yǔ与wéi为bǐ比unparalleled, without equal
  • wú无yǔ与lún伦bǐ比incomparable and matchless
  • wú无yǔ与bǐ比lún伦Unrivaled; beyond compare
  • wú无yè业yóu游mín民unemployed wandering vagrant
  • wú无sī丝yǒu有xiàn线under a cloud of suspicion
  • wú无zhōng中shēng生yǒu有fabricate something out of nothing
  • wú无wéi为zhī之zhì治governance by non-interference

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Questions about 无事不登三宝殿

What does 无事不登三宝殿 mean?

无事不登三宝殿 (wú shì bù dēng sān bǎo diàn) is a Chinese idiom (chengyu) meaning “one only visits or contacts others when there is a specific purpose or need, implying that social calls are usually motivated by a request or problem”.

How do you pronounce 无事不登三宝殿?

无事不登三宝殿 is pronounced wú shì bù dēng sān bǎo diàn in Mandarin Chinese.

What does 无事不登三宝殿 literally mean?

Literally, 无事不登三宝殿 means “If there is no business, one does not enter the Three Treasures Temple”. It is used to mean “one only visits or contacts others when there is a specific purpose or need, implying that social calls are usually motivated by a request or problem”.

What is the Chinese definition of 无事不登三宝殿?

比喻没事不上门。

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